Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) directed the pilot and will executive produce alongside producer Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects) and Derrin Schlesinger (Southcliffe). Babylon will premiere in 2015. Jon S. Baird (Filth) will direct the first three episodes of the series, while Sally El Hosaini (My Brother the Devil) will helm hours four through six. Jon Brown (Misfits) will pen two episodes. Boyle, Jesse Armstrong, Bain and Jones created the series and will exec produce. The feature-length pilot aired on the U.K.'s Channel 4 earlier this year with the rest of the series set to debut in the autumn. Sundance TV will co-produce the six new episodes, which will air in completion in 2015.

"Startlingly frank and at times hilarious, Babylon is a highly entertaining satirical drama that entirely fits with Sundance TV's mission to deliver unique and surprising content," Sundance TV president Sarah Barnett said. "As you’d expect with Danny Boyle's first foray into television, this project is unrelentingly original, and underneath its stylish surface has true heart."

Sundance TV has been pushing further into original scripted dramas. The cable network's current roster includes the second season of Rectify and the recently renewed The Red Road as well as acquisition The Returned, upcoming mini The Honourable Woman and recently announced One Child.